Atlantic Monthly Cryptic Crosswords

In the mid-1970s, whenThe Atlantic Monthly'seditors decided to feature a puzzle in each issue, they needed something unique that would appeal to their readership. Fortunately, they found Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon, whose variety cryptics have now been appearing in the magazine for 25 years. Cryptic crosswords are a specialized type of puzzle, particularly popular among lovers of books, language and wordplay; variety cryptics go one step further. Cox & Rathvon, arguably North America's pre-eminent cryptic authors, literally "wrote the book". The 45 puzzles in this collection, not previously available in book form, are among their best.Cox, Emily is the author of 'Atlantic Monthly Cryptic Crosswords' with ISBN 9780812935127 and ISBN 0812935128.